BY-LAW OFFENCES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 70, 7 May 1943, Page 5

BY-LAW OFFENCES

TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS

WHAKATANE COURT CASES

At, the May sitting of the Wliakatane Magistrate's Court a number of traffic and by-law offenders were dealt with by Mr E. L. Walton, S.M.

For operating a vchicle on February 22. without a warrant of fitness, Wm. Hohua was fined 10s ami costs 17s. The Inspector stated that the defendant was being tested for a driver's license when it was discovered that he held no warrant.

Sam Savage for riding a bicycle wfithout a light was fined 51s and costs 20s. For a similar offence' Herbert Thompson was fined .Is and costs 12$. Sclwyn Abc.rhart who was a member of the Armed Forces was discharged on the same charge. Wm. George Bunyan, for riding a inotor cycle along King Street at a speed exceeding 30) m.p.h. was fined £2 and costs 12s.

% Straying Stock The bounty Traffic Inspector (Mr A' Carting) instituted proceedings agains{ fthe owners of a number of horsli,-,found grazing on the road at Poroporo on February 22 last. Cfey appeared in each instance County Council. Sidney Neprfla, J. Moeke and Max Nuku the owners of the horses; concerned,, were each fined 10s plus 10s court costs, plus 8s service fee, plus 5s interpreters fee. plus 10s solicitors fee a total of £2 2s each. I The eounty inspector also cecded against H. B. J. Parkinson, a Road Services driver, for exceeding the speed limit of 25 m.p.h. (heavy motor vehicle) on the Opo-tiki-.Taneatua main highway on February 2. Inspector Carling said he checked the speed of the vehicle at over 35 m.p.h. The gross weight of the load was 4. ton .'iewt. Parkinson had stated in extenuation that he understood from his senior officer that if running behind schedule he was permitted to exceed the speed limit in order to build up time. Find £4 and costs 10s plus solicitor's fee 1 guinea.